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PERSONAL STATS - PARMINDER NAGRA
"I liked standing on a stage doing plays
and having people actually listen to me." -- 10 March 2003
 Full name: Parminder Kaur Nagra
Nickname: "Mindi"
Name meaning: In Parminder's own words:
"'Parminder'
means 'supreme goddess.' Every Sikh girl has Kaur as her middle name, and 'Kaur' means 'princess.' Then you've got Nagra,
and the 'Nag' of 'Nagra' is actually 'snake.' So it's 'Supreme Goddess, Princess of Snakes.' It's quite cool !"
Birthplace:
Belgrave, Leicestershire, England
Hometown: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
(Psst, hey Yanks. It's
pronounced "Lester".)
Age: 30
Birthdate: 5 October 1975
Zodiac: Libra - diplomatic,
intelligent, thoughtful, sociable, strong sense of justice, embraces change, flirty, visual, sentimental, optimistic, charming,
artistic, harmonious, idealistic, romantic, generous, tactful, ambitious, creative, kind
Nationality: British
Heritage:
Indian
Religion: Sikh
Culture: Punjabi
Parents: Mom - Nashuter; Dad - Sucha
Her
parents emigrated from India in the late 1960s and divorced when she was young. Her bio-father is a foundry worker, step-dad
a bookkeeper for his cousin's transport business, and her mother works as a packer in a factory where she has a lot of mates
whom she feels quite attached to. Her parents were an arranged match, not a love match.
"As long as I've got a roof
over my head and food on the table, my mom's not really bothered." -- Parminder, USA Today.
Siblings: One younger
sister and two younger brothers
Highest level of education: "A" levels, no university (comparable to junior
college) -- Northfield House Primary School and GCSEs in music and drama at Soar Valley Community College, Leicester. (We
previously reported that she attended Rushey Mead Secondary School. That's incorrect. The two secondary schools are rivals,
and we apologize for the error. Many thanks to the Leicester locals who made the clarification.)
She planned on going
to university to get a dual degree in music and drama after taking a year off, but found working in acting more interesting
than studying it.
Principal acting training: Learned on the job on the London boards.
Height:
5' and 1.5" / 156 cm.
Shoe size: After a year of teasing Mindi about her "big honkin' feet" (since we didn't
know her shoe size), Dr. D. finally asked the golden question when meeting Parminder. And the answer? Size 3 UK, 6 USA. And
Parminder was a great sport about it.
Handedness / Footedness: She's a "rightie" but prefers wearing her watch
on the right wrist turned inward.
She also tends to wear the Sikh Karra on her left wrist which is atypical. Karra
literally means link or bond. It is a special steel bracelet usually worn on the right which signifies the tie between Sikhs
and the Guru as well to each other.
Marital status: Single
Parminder was named to the "Britain's 100 most
eligible women" list by The Daily Mirror on 8 July 2003
Early on the media seemed to get a bit carried away by
the romantic notion that Parminder refused an arranged marriage to pursue acting, as though she was halfway down the aisle
when she turned and ran all the way to West Hollywood. (Didn't I see that scene in 'East is East'?) Anyway. read the truth,
right from her own mouth.
Her drink:
Her favorite food: "Thai. I love Thai. I love the
Tom Yum soup, the clear soup, because of all its different tastes and the spiciness of it."
But at home she cooks:
"Chicken curry and hot roti"
Glasses: Yes, she wears glasses, though not often in public.
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